Abundances of the elements: Meteoritic and solar

Journal Article · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1989 · Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0016-7037(89)90286-X· OSTI ID:7242672

Anders, E ^[1]; Grevesse, N ^[2]

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1. Univ. of Chicago, IL (USA)
2. Universite de Liege (Belgium)

New abundance tables have been compiled for C1 chondrites and the solar photosphere and corona, based on a critical review of the literature to mid-1988. The meteorite data are generally accurate to {plus minus} 5-10%. Significant discrepancies between Sun and meteorites occur only for Fe, Mn, Ge, Pb, and W; other well-determined elements agree to {plus minus} 9% on the average. There is no evidence for group fractionations in C1 chondrites of cosmochemically similar elements, but a selective fractionation of Fe cannot be ruled out. Abundances of odd-A nuclides between A = 65 and 209 show a generally smooth trend, with elemental abundances conforming to the slope defined by isotopic abundances. Significant irregularities occur in the Nd-Sm-Eu region, however, suggesting that the abundance curve is dependably smooth only down to the {approximately} 20% level.

• OSTI ID: 7242672
• Journal Information: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta; (USA), Vol. 53:1; ISSN 0016-7037
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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